2018 Holy Cross
5–6 (4–2 Patriot League). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Lehigh 56–0Oct 27
By 56 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to Boston College 14–62Sep 8
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Colgate | L 17–24 | 30% |
| Sep 8 | at Boston College | L 14–62 | 11% |
| Sep 15 | vs Yale | W 31–28 | 36% |
| Sep 22 | vs Dartmouth | L 14–34 | 43% |
| Sep 29 | vs Bucknell | L 16–19 | 70% |
| Oct 6 | at New Hampshire | L 0–28 | 34% |
| Oct 12 | at Harvard | L 31–33 | 28% |
| Oct 27 | vs Lehigh | W 56–0 | 61% |
| Nov 3 | at Lafayette | W 40–14 | 49% |
| Nov 10 | vs Fordham | W 17–13 | 72% |
| Nov 17 | at Georgetown | W 32–31 | 52% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Georgetown 32–31; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Patriot League.
In program history: The 108th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 121 on file).
- Record
- 5–6
- Conference
- 4–2 tied for 2nd in Patriot League
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 268–286
- Coach
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- Elo
- 1277 +5 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −27.9 No. 59 of 125 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 193
- Offensive coordinator
- Patrick Murphy
- Defensive coordinator
- Scott James
- Offense
- Pro-style
- Defense
- 4–3
Leaders
| Passing yards | Emmett Clifford QB | 39 yds |
| Rushing yards | Domenic Cozier RB | 43 yds |
| Receiving yards | Blaise Bell WR | 29 yds |
| Tackles | Ryan Brady LB | 15 tkl |
| Sacks | Mark Ebo DL | 1 sacks |
Top recruits in the 2018 class
| Henry Teeter TE | ★★ | No. 2464 |
| Nick Olsofka DT | ★★ | No. 2987 |
| Mason Copley WDE | ★★ | No. 3789 |
| Justin Bruno RB | ||
| John Smith ATH |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2018 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Receivers | 1 | 2.0 | 0.790 |
| Defensive line | 2 | 2.0 | 0.736 |
| Whole class | 3 | 2.0 | 0.754 |
High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.
2018 Patriot League standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colgate | 6–0 | 10–2 | |
 Holy Cross | 4–2 | 5–6 | |
| Georgetown | 4–2 | 5–6 | |
| Lehigh | 2–4 | 3–8 | |
| Lafayette | 2–4 | 3–8 | |
| Fordham | 2–4 | 2–9 | |
| Bucknell | 1–5 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.